Troy Buckley

Last updated
Troy Buckley
Troy Buckley Cotuit Kettleers.jpg
Buckley in 1988
Current position
TitlePitching coach
Team Fresno State
Conference Mountain West
Biographical details
Born (1968-03-03) March 3, 1968 (age 55)
Los Altos, California, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1989 Santa Clara
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000Santa Clara (asst.)
2001–2007 Long Beach State (asst.)
2010Long Beach State (asst.)
2011–2019Long Beach State
2020–2022 Nevada (AHC/PC)
2023–present Fresno State (PC)
Head coaching record
Overall260–231–1
TournamentsNCAA: 9–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Big West (2017)
Awards
  • Big West Coach of the Year (2017)

Troy William Buckley (born March 3, 1968) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the pitching coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He played college baseball at Santa Clara University from 1987 to 1989 for coach John Oldham. He served as the head coach at California State University, Long Beach from 2011 season until April 11, 2019. [1] [2] He has also coached in the minor league systems of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos.

Contents

Playing career

Born in Los Altos, California, Buckley attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, earning all-conference honors from the San Jose Mercury News as a senior in 1986. [3] [4] At Santa Clara University, Buckley played at catcher from 1987 to 1989 on the Santa Clara Broncos baseball team. [5] Buckley earned West Coast Conference Player of the Year and second-team All-American honors in 1988. [6] After the 1988 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [7] He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins. He played in the minor leagues from 1990 to 1995, rising as high as Class-AAA before turning to coaching. [1] [8]

Coaching career

Buckley began coaching with the Montreal Expos Class AA affiliate as a hitting instructor and third base coach. After one season at Ottawa, he became a pitching coach for the GCL Expos. Santa Clara then hired him as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, a post in which he served for three seasons before moving to Long Beach State in the same capacity. With the 49ers, Buckley coached future All Star Jered Weaver, among many others. Weaver won the Dick Howser Trophy and Roger Clemens Award for National Player of the Year and pitcher of the year in college baseball. The 49ers (also known as the Dirtbags) were among the nation's best in team ERA, finishing in the top 5 nationally three times. [1] [9]

In 2008, Buckley accepted the role of pitching coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system. [10] He served in that role for two seasons before returning to Long Beach State as associate head coach. Buckley served in that role for one year before taking the head coaching role in 2011. In his three years back with the 49ers, the team ERA has improved from 4.67 to a Big West Conference-best 3.08 and finished above .500 in both seasons with Buckley as head coach. [1] [9]

On April 11, 2019, Long Beach State fired Buckley after the Dirtbags started the 2019 season 5–26, including 0–3 in conference games. Assistant coaches Greg Bergeron and Dan Ricabal became interim co-head coaches. [11]

On July 9, 2019, Buckley was named the associate head coach and pitching coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. [12]

On December 8, 2022, Buckley was named the pitching coach at Fresno State. [13]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Buckley's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [14] [15]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Long Beach State Dirtbags (Big West Conference)(2011–2019)
2011 Long Beach State 29–2712–124th
2012 Long Beach State 28–2715–93rd
2013 Long Beach State 29–2715–12T–4th
2014 Long Beach State 34–2617–72nd NCAA Regional
2015 Long Beach State 28–2611–136th
2016 Long Beach State 38–2215–93rd NCAA Regional
2017 Long Beach State 42–20–120–41st NCAA Super Regional
2018 Long Beach State 27–3012–125th
2019 Long Beach State 5–26 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3
Long Beach State:260–231–1117–81
Total:260–231–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes

  1. ↑ Buckley was dismissed from Long Beach State on April 11, 2019, three games into Big West play. The standings reflect the team's position at the time of Buckley's departure.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big West Conference</span> NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the western United States

The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirk Saarloos</span> American baseball player

Kirk Craig Saarloos is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the TCU Horned Frogs. He played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton for coach George Horton from 1999 to 2001 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons from 2002 to 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Cannizaro</span> American baseball player and coach (born 1978)

Andrew Lee Cannizaro is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays between 2006 and 2008, and a former head baseball coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Jason Robert Beverlin is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He played college baseball at Western Carolina as well as in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played one season in the United States and three seasons in Japan. He also served as the head coach of Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2012–2017).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cotuit Kettleers</span> Collegiate summer baseball team in Massachusetts

The Cotuit Kettleers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in the village of Cotuit, Massachusetts, which is in the southwest corner of the town of Barnstable. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Kettleers play their home games at Lowell Park in Cotuit. The team has been owned and operated by the non-profit Cotuit Athletic Association since 1947.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitch Stetter</span> American baseball player & coach

Mitchel Blake Stetter is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Hesketh</span> American baseball player

Joseph Thomas Hesketh is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1984 through 1994 for the Montreal Expos (1984–90), Atlanta Braves (1990) and Boston Red Sox (1990–94). Listed at 6' 2", 170 lb., Hesketh batted and threw left-handed. He was selected by the Expos in the 1980 draft out of the State University of New York at Buffalo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball</span> College baseball program

The Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball team is the college baseball program that represents California State University, Long Beach. Although all Long Beach State sports teams are officially known as the Beach, the baseball team is typically referred to as the "Dirtbags". Their colors are black and gold.

Eugene Macalalag "Geno" Espineli is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.

Thomas James Urbani was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for four seasons. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1993 through the 1996 midseason, before joining the Detroit Tigers for the rest of the season. He also pitched in the Italian Baseball League and coached youth baseball after his playing career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Beach State athletics</span> Collegiate athletic teams of California State University, Long Beach

Long Beach State athletics, or simply Beach athletics, are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Long Beach. Teams compete in 19 sports at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. Long Beach State is a founding member of the Big West Conference, and also competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Golden Coast Conference for sports not sponsored by the Big West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara Broncos baseball</span> Baseball team in the United States

The Santa Clara Broncos baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represents Santa Clara University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Santa Clara Baseball competes in the West Coast Conference, of which the Santa Clara Broncos were a charter member. The Broncos play their home games on campus at Stephen Schott Stadium, which opened in 2005. The Broncos and are led by head coach Rusty Filter, currently in his fifth season.

Giuseppe Carlo Chiaramonte is a retired professional baseball catcher.

Stephen Carr Smith is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He was a pitching coordinator for the Detroit Tigers. He played college baseball at Baylor University from 1982 to 1983. He was the head coach at Baylor (1995–2015) and Tennessee Tech (2020–2021).

Eric Matthew Valenzuela in an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Saint Mary’s. He played college baseball at Arizona State in 1997 before transferring to Pepperdine where he played from 1999 to 2001. He then served as the head coach of the Saint Mary’s (2014–2019).

Alexander Kyle Sogard is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Wright State Raiders. He played college baseball at Oregon State from 2006 to 2007 before transferring to NC State where he played for coach Elliott Avent from 2008 to 2010 before playing professionally for 6 seasons from 2010 to 2015.

Seth A. Blair is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Prior to playing professionally, he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds, he throws and hits right-handed.

Darren Scott McCaughan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Clayton Davis Andrews is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Fetter</span> American baseball coach (born 1985)

Christopher W. Fetter is an American professional baseball pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Troy Buckley profile". longbeachstate.com. Long Beach State. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Grosbard, Adam (April 11, 2019). "Long Beach State parts ways with baseball coach Troy Buckley". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "All-Mercury News baseball teams from the 1980s". 7 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Troy Buckley Player Card - the Baseball Cube".
  5. ↑ "Four Broncos Named To WCC's 40th Anniversary Team". Santa Clara University. January 3, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Baseball Coaching Staff". santaclarabroncos.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "All-Time Cotuit Kettleers Alumni". kettleers.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Troy Buckley Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  9. 1 2 Kendall Rogers (August 25, 2009). "Buckley's return huge for Long Beach State". yahoo.com. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  10. ↑ Aaron Fitt (December 18, 2007). "LBSU's Buckley Returns To Pro Ball". Baseball America. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Long Beach State parts ways with baseball coach Troy Buckley". Long Beach Press-Telegram. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Nevada baseball adds Troy Buckley to staff". www.kolotv.com. Gray Digital Media. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Buckley added to Diamond 'Dog staff". www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State Athletics. December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2012 Big West Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). BigWest.org. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "2013 Big West Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.